Decision Making

The focus of this course is how to use progress monitoring data to inform decision-making. This course is designed for teachers, staff, and administrators of K-12 schools, as well as ESC staff; however, all learners are welcome.

After engaging in this course, learners should be able to do the following: 

• Explain how decision rules, considering level, trend, and variability, can be used to determine whether a student is responding to intervention.
• Interpret and handle variable data from curriculum-based measurements.
• Generate a hypothesis based on collected data to identify instructional changes to increase the effectiveness of intervention.
• Explain various ways intervention can be intensified.

Coaching Support Included

This training includes a coaching component delivered by experts at each regional education service center to help educators apply what they’ve learned with confidence and fidelity. Coaching provides personalized, job‑embedded support grounded in four research‑based practices proven to strengthen instruction: alliance-building, observation, modeling, and performance feedback.

Educators and coaches complete a three‑step coaching cycle—pre‑observation, observation, and performance feedback—to reinforce training content and improve implementation. Coaching is designed to fit flexibly into your existing schedule and enhance your work, not add to it.